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JBWere: private ancillary funds increase in size, distributions

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 AUG 2014  |  NEWS
There are more than a thousand Private Ancillary Funds (PAFs) in Australia with approximately AU$4 billion in assets, with new donations rising to AU$354 million, according to the annual JBWere Giving Trends Report. Distributions from PAFs to charitable ...

IIRC considers assurance of Integrated Reporting

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 AUG 2014  |  NEWS
... is a leading the way in the adoption of Integrated Reporting." Other discussion forums are already being organised in Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Japan, Malaysia, Singapore and the US, by interested parties including accountancy bodies and firms, IIRC ...

Diversity Council Australia measures the bamboo ceiling

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 AUG 2014  |  NEWS
... Asian cultural origins, compared to 9.6% of the Australian population, according to research from Diversity Council Australia (DCA). Lisa Annese, CEO, Diversity Council Australia DCA surveyed 300 "leaders and emerging leaders" from Asian cultural backgrounds ...

Christian Super engages with Transfield Services

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 AUG 2014  |  NEWS
... investible company, said Michael Walsh, UCA Funds Management CEO. UCA Funds Management is an entity of the Uniting Church of Australia, Synod of Victoria and Tasmania, and provides investment management for charities, faith-based organisation and their ...

ARENA funds expansion of Doomadgee Solar Farm

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 AUG 2014  |  NEWS
... not connected to the National Electricity Market on the east coast, or the South West Interconnected System in Western Australia," Frischknecht said. "This project will help advance Ergon Energy's technical capability to roll out high penetration solar ...

Australian National University Investment Office selects CAER

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 AUG 2014  |  NEWS
... decision making process," he said. Duncan Paterson, CAER CEO, welcomed ANU's decision. "ANU is a leading university in Australia, so it is great to see them taking a leadership role in terms of responsible investment - we hope to see more institutions ...

ARENA fund Laing O'Rourke redeployable solar hybrid project

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 AUG 2014  |  NEWS
... the field is a testament to the clever Australian design and its potential to bring more renewable energy to off-grid Australia." One of the barriers to usage of solar power on short- and medium-term projects such as mining operations is the "permanent ...

Australian Ethical names new portfolio manager

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 AUG 2014  |  NEWS
Fund manager Australian Ethical has appointed Mason Willoughby-Thomas portfolio manager of the AU$277 million Australian Ethical Larger Companies Trust. Willoughby-Thomas has worked at the ethical fund manager for more than two years. He will replace ...

Learning from Europe's example in social investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 AUG 2014  |  NEWS
... director of international strategy and head of EuropeLab and the Young Foundation Addarii, who is based in London, was in Australia this week and spoke at a seminar in Melbourne hosted by the Centre for Social Impact and NAB. Addarii spoke of innovations ...

Australian Forestry Standard releases supply chain standard

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 AUG 2014  |  NEWS
... which deals with forestry management and AS4707, which deals with the chain of custody. Twenty five forest managers in Australia are certified to the forestry management standard, while more than 250 producers have chain of custody certificates, said ...